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BMP Links


 

 

Stormwater BMP Links

The following links provide examples of stormwater BMP research and guidance online.  This information is provided as a supplement to the NC BMP Manual.  All State-issued stormwater BMP permits must comply with the requirements in the State manual.

Bioretention    

Nitrate removal (University of Maryland)

Phosphorus removal (ASABE & Oklahoma State Univ.)

Oil and Grease removal (University of Maryland)

Heavy metals removal (NCSU)

Temperature removal (NCSU)

NCSU Stormwater Engineering Group, bioretention homepage

NCSU Stormwater publications

NC Cooperative Extension, Backyard Rain Gardens

University of Maryland bioretention study

NCSU spreadsheets, presentations, and photos

EPA Factsheet

Wetland (Native) Plant Vendor List for North Carolina

Filter Strip

Optimizing filter strip performance on agricultural land (University of Kentucky)

Factsheet (Center for Watershed Protection)

Grass Swale

Factsheet (EPA)

Pollutant removal (University of Maryland)

Infiltration Basin

Factsheet (Center for Watershed Protection)

Factsheet (EPA)

Infiltration Trench

Factsheet (EPA)

Performance research (Villanova University)

Level Spreader

NCSU Stormwater publications

NCSU spreadsheets, presentations, and photos

Permeable Pavement

NCSU Stormwater Engineering Group, permeable pavement homepage

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)

NCSU Stormwater publications

Factsheet (EPA)

Restored Riparian Buffer

Width, cover, and nitrogen removal effectiveness (EPA)

Rooftop Runoff Management

NCSU Stormwater Engineering Group, green roofs homepage

NCSU Stormwater Engineering Group, cisterns homepage

NCSU Stormwater publications

NCSU spreadsheets, presentations, and photos

Sand Filter

Design of Stormwater Filtering Systems (Center for Watershed Protection)

Factsheet (EPA)

Stormwater Wetland

NCSU Stormwater publications

Effects of plant abundance (Washington University)

Temperature removal (NCSU)

Wetland (Native) Plant Vendor List for North Carolina

Wet Detention Basin

NCSU Stormwater publications

Factsheet (EPA)

Temperature removal (NCSU)

Wetland (Native) Plant Vendor List for North Carolina